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SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 15, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 7th Street, SW., Room 8234, 

Washington, DC 20410. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Hollar, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone 

(202) 708–0426 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Copies of the proposed data 

collection instruments and other 

available documents may be obtained 

from Mr. Hollar. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department will submit the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (3) Enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

Minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond; including through the use of 

appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses). 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Updating the LowIncome Housing Tax Credit Database. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Section 

42 of the I.R.C. provides for Low-Income 

Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) that 

encourages the production of qualified 

low-income housing units. Due to the 

decentralized nature of the LIHTC 

program, there are few data available on 

the units that are currently being 

developed with this federal tax subsidy. 

The Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, while not responsible for 

administering tax credits, has special 

responsibilities in understanding and 

evaluating credit usage, both because 

the LIHTC helps provide for the housing 

needs of low-income persons and 

because credits work in conjunction 

with HUD subsidies in some units. 

Absent this data collection, HUD will 

not have at its disposal the most current, 

comprehensive LIHTC data, rendering 

HUD unable to determine the types of 

areas in which the units are located, the 

concentration of such units 

geographically and with respect to other 

subsidized housing types, or whether 

incentives to develop LIHTC units in a 

set of HUD designed Difficult 

Development Areas and Qualified 

Census Tracts have been effective. In 

addition, without these data, both HUD 

and private researchers will be unable to 

conduct sample-based studies on the 

LIHTC due to the difficulty of 

constructing a valid sample without a 

complete data set on the universe of 

LIHTC projects. 

Members of affected public: 

Information will be solicited from the 59 

agencies (predominantly state-level) that 

allocate credits under section 42 of the 

I.R.C. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: 

Number of respondents: 59. 

Number of responses per respondent: 

01. 

Total number of responses per 

annum: 59. 

Hours per response: 24. 

Total hours: 1,416. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Pending OMB approval. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: April 5, 2006. 

Darlene F. Williams, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

[FR Doc. E7–7089 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5146–N–01] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Employee Questionnaire and 

Complaint Intake 

AGENCY: Office of Departmental 

Operations and Coordination, Office of 

Labor Relations, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 15, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410 

or Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade 

Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of 

Labor Relations, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 

or Jade_M._Banks@hud.gov, telephone 

(202) 402–5475 (this is not a toll-free 

number) for copies of the proposed 

forms and other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 


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information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Employee 

Questionnaire and Complaint Intake. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2501–0018. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD 

and local agencies administering HUDassisted programs must enforce Federal 

wage and reporting requirements on 

covered HUD-assisted construction and 

maintenance work. Enforcement 

activities include contacting laborers 

and mechanics and requesting 

information about their employment on 

covered projects. In addition, HUD and 

local agencies may be contacted by the 

workers or by others who wish to file a 

complaint of labor standards 

violation(s). HUD and local agencies 

have used many formats to collect 

worker information and to record 

complainant information. HUD 

proposes to standardize and institute 

two forms for these collections: an 

employee questionnaire (in English, 

Spanish, and electronic versions) and a 

complaint intake form. The 

questionnaire may be mailed to 

employees or may be otherwise 

provided to them to complete and 

return to HUD or the local agency. The 

questionnaire is also available on-line 

through HUD’s Web site. This version 

can be completed on-screen for 

electronic submission or it can be 

printed for hard-copy submission. 

Complaint intake forms will be used by 

HUD and local agency personnel to 

record information provided by 

complainants about the nature of the 

alleged violation(s). Both forms may be 

supplemented with additional pages, as 

needed. Responses and the provision of 

supplemental information are voluntary 

on the part of questionnaire 

respondents. Questionnaire responses 

and complaint intake forms must be 

retained by the HUD and local agencies 

to document the sufficiency of 

enforcement efforts. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

Forms HUD–4730, HUD–4370E, HUD–

4370SP; and HUD–4731. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: 

Item Number of 

respondents 

Amount of 

time required 

(hours) 

Total time 

required 

(in hrs.)/ 

annum 

HUD–4730 (including 4730E and 4730SP) ................................................................................. 2,000 .25–.5 500–1,000 

HUD–4731 ................................................................................................................................... 500 .25–.5 125–250 

Record keeping ............................................................................................................................ 2,500 1 2,500 

Total Annual Burden ............................................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 3,125–3,750 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: April 9, 2007. 

Edward L. Johnson, 

Director, Office of Labor Relations. 

[FR Doc. E7–7091 Filed 4–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5146–N–02] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request Semiannual Labor Standards Enforcement 

Report 

AGENCY: Office of Departmental 

Operations and Coordination, Office of 

Labor Relations, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 15, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410 

or Lillian_L._Deitzer@hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade 

Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of 

Labor Relations, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 

or Jade_M._Banks@hud.gov, telephone 

(202) 402–5475 (this is not a toll-free 

number) for copies of the proposed 

forms and other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) Evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) Enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) Minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond; including 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Semi-annual Labor 

Standards Enforcement Report. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2501–0019. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: All 

Federal agencies administering 

programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage 

provisions are required by Department 

of Labor (DOL) regulations (29 CFR Part 

5, Section 5.7(b)) to submit a report of 

all new covered contracts/projects and 

all enforcement activities each six 

months. In order for HUD to comply 

with this requirement, it must collect 

contract and enforcement information 

from local agencies that administer 

HUD-assisted programs subject to DavisBacon requirements. HUD requests that 

local agencies complete and submit a 

Semi-annual Enforcement Report each 

six months. 


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